iN
DEMAND
and
SES
WORLD
SKIES
Renew
Video
on
Demand
and
Pay-Per-View
Pact
11
August
2010
SES
WORLD
SKIES,
announced
that
iN
DEMAND
has
renewed
a
long-term
capacity
deal,
tapping
two
satellites
to
deliver
much
of
its
Video
On
Demand,
Pay-Per-View
and
HD
content
to
cable
systems
across
North
America.
As
part
of
the
renewal
agreement,
iN
DEMAND
will
continue
to
utilize
two
transponders
aboard
SES
WORLD
SKIES’
AMC-1
and
AMC-10
satellites
to
support
its
innovative
transactional
platforms
featuring
sports,
movies,
events
and
entertainment
programming.
In
all,
iN
DEMAND
relies
on
five
transponders
and
three
of
SES
WORLD
SKIES’
HD-PRIME
satellites
(AMC-1,
AMC-10,
AMC-11)
to
reach
more
than
52
million
households
in
the
U.S.,
Canada
and
the
Caribbean.
“SES
WORLD
SKIES’
advanced
satellites
and
its
HD-PRIME
neighborhood
have
played
an
important
role
in
the
exciting
growth
of
iN
DEMAND,”
said
John
Vartanian,
Chief
Technology
Officer
for
iN
DEMAND.
“We
will
continue
to
depend
on
the
advanced
infrastructure
of
SES
WORLD
SKIES
to
extend
our
reach
and
meet
the
evolving
needs
of
our
cable
affiliates.”
“This
latest
agreement
between
iN
DEMAND
and
SES
WORLD
SKIES
represents
an
important
alliance
that
continues
to
deliver
the
very
best
in
sports,
movies,
events
and
entertainment
to
discerning
viewers
from
coast
to
coast,
and
we
are
very
pleased
with
this
additional
long-term
commitment,”
said
Steve
Bunke,
Vice
President,
North
America
Media
Sales
for
SES
WORLD
SKIES.
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